History Of Bowling

By Chris Kotschwar
History of Bowling
Bowling was first created in 1930 by a British anthropologist named Sir Flinders Petrie.
They first discovered a bunch bowling balls and pins in a grave of an Egyptian grave dating back
to 3200 B.C. After this there were many historic findings of bowling after this one. The next
historic find was in Germany by a historian named William Pehle, whom stated that there was
evidence of bowling in 300 AD. At around 1366 King Edward III forbade bowling in England,
because this game was it was taking away archery practice from his troops. There are many more
historical events that took place with bowling but these are some of the main points.
3 Basic Rules
1. Wear bowling shoes
Bowling shows help keep the approach slick and smooth so bowling shoes are
permitted as tennis shoes are not.
2. Crossing the Foul Line
This is one of the most broken rules in bowling. You cannot cross the foul line of the
lane. This line is a black line and it is not hard to Miss. If you are competing in
bowling you can get docked points or have a penalty for this.
3. Bowling Balls
You Bowling ball must be no more than 27 inches in circumference. And must weigh
between 10-16 pounds.

How to score a Strike or a Spare

When you get a spare you knock down a number a pins on your first bow, for example
you knock down seven. Then on your second bowl you knock down the other pins in this
example 3. So a spare = 10 pins because that is the number of points added to your score. If a
strike is bowled, knocking down all ten pins in one shot, you get 10 points plus the added points
of your next two bowls.